The study program prepares experts for comprehensive food safety management throughout the food chain. It focuses on microbiological, chemical, toxicological, and sensory control of food, risk assessment, traceability, crisis management, and the application of EU and Slovak food legislation. Students gain practical skills in food authentication, sampling and analysis, auditing, accreditation, and ISO, BRC, and IFS systems. Graduates are prepared to lead food safety teams, communicate risks, and apply food safety culture in practice.
Form of Studies
daily attendance / external attendance
Length of Studies
2 years
PROFILE COURSES
Food Adulteration and Authentication
Food Microbiology
Health Safety Aspects of Food
Food Sampling
Xenobiotics and Nutraceuticals
Food Safety
Risk Assessment
Accreditation and Certification in Food Industry
Hygiene of Nutrition and Alimentation
Food Control and Legislation
GRADUATE'S EMPLOYABILITY
Graduates find employment in food companies in food safety teams, in company laboratories, and in the areas of management, control, and internal and external audits. They will find employment in state and private laboratories focused on food control and safety, as well as specialists in hygienic, chemical, microbiological, and mycological control in accordance with Slovak and EU legislation. They can work in advisory and consulting services, accreditation systems, legislation and risk management in the food industry, distribution, trade and public catering. They can be employed in the implementation and management of ISO 22000, BRC and IFS standards, as inspectors of veterinary and food authorities, in public health offices, in education, in state and foreign institutions, and in cooperation with European control and scientific bodies.
Applicant must submit the E-application form to study at SUA through the university’s designated portal or send the completed form via email to the Vice-Dean for International Affairs of the respective faculty or the Contact Person for Foreign Affairs
Application deadline: 15 July 2026
Meeting of the admissions committee: 31 July 2026
Application fee: 40 €
Basic conditions of admission to the second degree of higher education at the FBFS SUA in Nitra
Further conditions of admission to the second degree of higher education at the FBFS SPU in Nitra
8.The decision on the Recognition of an Educational Qualification (recognition of the qualification in a specific field of study) is issued by a university in the Slovak Republic that offers a study program in the same or a related field of study as stated in the document of completed higher education. Detailed information is available at http://www.uniag.sk/sk/uznavanie-dokladov-o-vzdelani
Mandatory attachments to the application (officially translated into the Slovak language):
Documents to be sent by post:
Documents to be attached to the online application:
Study department for the second level of study:
Ing. Beáta Zelenáková
beata.zelenakova@uniag.sk
tel.: 037/641 5386
Study advisor:
doc. Ing. Jozef Čapla, PhD.
jozef.capla@uniag.sk
tel.: 037/641 4371
Vice-Dean for Education:
doc. Ing. Alica Bobková, PhD.
alica.bobkova@uniag.sk
tel.: 037/341 4603
Coordinator for foreign students:
Ing. Ľubomír Belej, PhD.
lubomir.belej@uniag.sk
tel.: 037/641 5824
Coordinator for applicants/students with specific needs:
doc. Ing. Eva Ivanišová, PhD.
eva.ivanisova@uniag.sk
tel.: 037/641 4421
The study programme is provided by Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences: https://fbp.uniag.sk/en/
CONTACT:
Ing. Lívia Stoklasová
International Relations Office
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
livia.stoklasova@uniag.sk
+421 37 641 4555